Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-01-26
SUPERIOR COURT.
This Act Increasing the DePart-
menas TO Four.


ments TO Four.
Following is the full text of the bill
framed by Hon. s. Nj. White and intro
duced by him into the Senate to maxi
four departments of the Superior Cour
instead of two.
SENATE BILL NO. 2.
introduced by Mr.. White January 10Th
1887. Referred to Committee on Ju
dietary.
An act to provide two additional Judges
of the Superior Cour: of the county o,
Los Angeles, State of California.
The People of The State Of California
Represented IN Senate and Assembty, do
enact as follows.
SECTION l.. Within ten days after the
passage of this act the Governor shall
appoint two additional judges of the
Superior Court of the county OF Los An.
geles, State of California, who shall
mold office until after the first day of
January, eighteen hundred and eighty.
nine. At the next general election two
additional Judges OF said court shall be
elected in said county, to hold for the
tenn prescribed by the constitution and
by law.
SEC. 2. The salary Of said additional
Judges shall be tie same in amount, and
be paid ut the same time and in the
same manner as that of the other
Judges of the Superior Court of said
county now authorized by law.
SEC. 3. This act shall take effect i'm.
mediately.
In the Lower House Mr.. w. H. Spur
geon introduced the following bill:
ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 50.
Introduced by Mr.. Spurgeon, January
IL, lSS7-Referred to Judiciary Com
mittee.
An Act to Provide Two Additional
Judges Of the Superior Court of the
County Of Los Angeles.
The People of the State Of California,
represented in Senate and assembly.
do enact as Joilotes:
SECTION l. Within ten days after
the tassage of this Act the Governor
shall appoint two additional Judges Of
the Superior Court of the County OF
Los Angelee, who shall hold Office until
the first Monday after the first day of
January, A. d. eighteen hundred and
eigh y. nine, and at the next general elec.
tion two Judges of said Court shall be
elected in their stead, to hold Office for
the term prescribed by the Constitution
and by law.
SEC 2. One of the Judges go appointed
and his successors in office shall hold
not less than two sessions annually of
said Court, commencing on the first
Monday of May ana the first Monday
OF November, at the town of Santa Ana,
and special sessions at said town at such
other tunes as may be necessary. Said
Judge and the officers cf said Court
shall be allowed their actual travelling
expenses in going to and from the
county site upon the business OF the
Court, or 10 attend its sessions. II
proper rooms in which to hold the Court,
aud for the accommodation of the otfi.
GERS thereof, are not provided by the
Board of Supervisors of said county. to-
gether with attendance, furniture. fuel,
lights and stationery, suitable and suffi.
cient for the transaction of business, the
Court. or said Judge. may direct the
Clerk of said Court to provide the
same, aud the expenses thereof,
certified by said Judge TO be cor
rect, shall be paid out of the county
treasury, for which expenses, and to de.
fray the travelling expenses OF said
Judge and officers OF said Court sufh'
cient sum shall be annually apportioned
out of any funds in the county treasury
not otherwise appropriated. The mon.
eys so appropriated shall be subject to
the order of the Clerk OF the Court, and
by him disbursed on proper vouchers,
and the same shall be accounted for by
him in annual settlements with the
Auditor of said county on the first Mon
day of December of each year.
SEC. 3. The salary of said two addi.
tional Judges shall be the same in
amount and be paid at the same time
and in the same manner as that of the
other Judges of the said Superior Court
of said county now authorized by law.
The Judiciary Committee of the
lower House is reported to be ready to
report the bill back with the clause re.
lating to Santa Ana left out.